diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dnannsumpw/src/main.c b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dnannsumpw/src/main.c
index cb2440509aa..2af1d95f5ef 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dnannsumpw/src/main.c
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dnannsumpw/src/main.c
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ static double API_SUFFIX(stdlib_strided_sumpw)( const CBLAS_INT N, const double
 	CBLAS_INT n2;
 	double v;
 
-	ix = offsetX;
 	sum = 0.0;
 	*n = 0;
 	if ( N <= 0 ) {
 		return sum;
 	}
+	ix = offsetX;
 	if ( strideX == 0 ) {
 		if ( stdlib_base_is_nan( X[ ix ]) ) {
 			return sum;